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  2. Dog grooming - Wikipedia

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    Dog grooming refers to the hygienic care of a dog, a process by which a dog's physical appearance is enhanced. A dog groomer (or simply "groomer") is a professional that is responsible for maintaining a dog’s hygiene and appearance by offering services such as bathing, brushing, hair trimming, nail clipping, and ear cleaning.

  3. Miniature Schnauzer - Wikipedia

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    Schnauzers have a specific groom cut that is standard among the schnauzer breeds. Schnauzers require regular grooming, either by stripping, or by clipping. Stripping removes the loose, dead coat; it may be done by hand, called finger stripping, or plucking, or with a stripping knife; either way, it is a laborious process.

  4. Dog coat - Wikipedia

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    A dog's coat is composed of two layers: a top coat of stiff guard hairs that help repel water and shield from dirt, and an undercoat of soft down hairs, to serve as insulation. [1] Dogs with both under coat and top coat are said to have a double coat. Dogs with a single coat have a coat composed solely of guard hairs, with little or no downy ...

  5. Schnauzer - Wikipedia

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    ' snouter ') is a dog breed type that originated in Germany from the 14th to 16th centuries. [1] [2] [3] The term comes from the German word for "snout" and means colloquially "moustache", [4] or "whiskered snout", [1] because of the dog's distinctively bearded snout. [5] Initially it was called Wire-Haired Pinscher, while Schnauzer was adopted ...

  6. Canine terminology - Wikipedia

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    One version produces yellow dogs, and a mutation produces black. All dog coat colors are modifications of black or yellow. [2] For example, the white in white miniature schnauzers is a cream color, not albinism (a genotype of e/e at MC1R.) Today, dogs exhibit a diverse array of fur coats, including dogs without fur, such as the Mexican Hairless ...

  7. Dog anatomy - Wikipedia

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    A dog's whiskers. Dogs have specialized whiskers known as vibrissae, sensing organs present above the dog's eyes, below their jaw, and on their muzzle. Vibrissae are more rigid, embedded much more deeply in the skin than other hairs, and have a greater number of receptor cells at their base.

  8. Xoloitzcuintle - Wikipedia

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    Most hairless dogs are black or bluish-gray in color. The allele responsible for the Xolo's hairlessness also affects the dog's dentition: Hairless Xolos typically have an incomplete set of teeth while the dogs of the coated variety have complete dentition.

  9. Walrus moustache - Wikipedia

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    The walrus moustache is characterized by whiskers that are thick, bushy, and drop over the mouth. The style resembles the whiskers of a walrus , hence the name. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]